This Department do not have any specific scheme for rejuvenation of dead streams in drought prone areas in the country. However, Central Government has taken various initiatives for sustainable ground water management including augmentation of ground water levels in the country which may contribute to rejuvenation of the streams in drought prone areas including conservation of rainwater at village and town levels. The important initiatives in this regard may be seen at URL: http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Feb2021.pdf. Some of the important initiatives in this regard are also given at Annexure I.
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan  in 2019 which continued during 2021 also to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the country. Further, the campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain”  was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs  has formulated guidelines for the States to adopt measures suitable to local conditions, such as Unified Building Bye Laws  of Delhi, 2016, Model Building Bye Laws , 2016 and Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation  Guidelines, 2014, wherein adequate focus has been given on requirement of rainwater harvesting and water conservation measures. As per MBBL, all buildings having a plot size of 100 sq.m. or, more shall mandatorily include the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 33 States/ UTs have adopted the features of these Bye Laws.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting such as ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana, and Kudimaramath scheme in Tamil Nadu etc.
Central Government generally supports water conservation works & construction of rain water harvesting structures in the country through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme , Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Watershed Development Component . Details of funds released/spent under these schemes in the country in the last three years are given at Annexure II.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE I
REGARDING “FUNDS SPENT FOR CONSERVATION OF RAINWATER”.
Important initiatives on management of groundwater resources
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan  in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Government along-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.
In addition, Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain”  with the theme “Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls” to cover all the blocks of all districts  across the country during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR  is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana , a Rs.6,000 crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 81 water stressed districts and 8,774 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Central Ground Water Board , in consultation with States/UTs, has prepared ‘Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater - 2020’. The Master Plan – 2020 is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country. The Master Plan - 2020 envisages construction of about 1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre .
National Aquifer Mapping and Management program  is being implemented by CGWB as part of Ground Water Management and Regulation  Scheme, a Central Sector scheme. NAQUIM envisages mapping of aquifers , their characterization and development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of groundwater resources in the country. NAQUIM outputs are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.